You have to wait until the coals turn grey. Otherwise flames will leap. Amatuers.

ferrarispider95

02-03-2011, 11:52 AM

Diesels just don't like starting in the cold weather, hence while most have engine block heaters to supplement glow plugs or grid heaters.

Pretty stupid idea to put that much heat around a oil pan where oil and diesel would be present. I wonder is the insurance company pays out, an accident, but extremely gross negligence.

Over-Head

02-03-2011, 12:15 PM

Seriously? No one else thought this was funny?

:sulk:

Just as funny watching two "middle eastern looking" individuals tossing a bunch of lit "fire logs" under a 2 week old $125,000.00 Peterbuilt with gelled fuel in its tanks ( temp was running about -25) one Sunday morning in Toronto, then going in the truck stop for breakfast.

And yes MANY of us tried to tell em, hollered ...WTF are ya doing????
And got chased away as they knew best. (we just moved our trucks to the other side of the lot.

Got better.....
10 mins later inside when they were ordering breakfast, and honestly thought the management was joking about their truck being on fire, laughed and said ...."Being no prob-lams sir, we are having lots of insurance, Alah will provide"

Got even better......
The owner of the truck almost took his turban off to wipe away the tears when the wrecker hauled it away,
seems he bought the truck, got an intransit permit for a NON-registered, non insured vehicle to move it, parked it, went on holidays, came back to REGISTER AND INSURE IT after he got it started and over to his companys yard for the paperwork.
And had NO IDEA his truck wasn't insured at that exact moment in time.

Over-Head

02-03-2011, 12:19 PM

Diesels just don't like starting in the cold weather, hence while most have engine block heaters to supplement glow plugs or grid heaters.

Pretty stupid idea to put that much heat around a oil pan where oil and diesel would be present. I wonder is the insurance company pays out, an accident, but extremely gross negligence.
My old man was a Heavey equipment insurance collision appraiser for 17 years,
And YES
Insurance companys did one time pay for stupidity here in Canada, prior to the Ins. law re-vamp in rules back in 1996.
Most often times they still do!